JoAnne Favors

Dr. Fesmire

Dr. Larry Schlabach

Dr. Mack Worthington

Dr. Mack Worthington, Dr. Larry Schlabach, JoAnne Favors and the late Dr. Francis Fesmire will be honored at the Erlanger Health System Foundations annual “Dinner of Distinction” on Jan. 18. This is the 16th year for Erlanger’s annual recognition event, which is being held at the Westin Hotel, from 5:30 until 9 p.m.

Drs. Worthington, Schlabach and Fesmire were selected by previous Dinner of Distinction honorees and will be recognized for their "enduring commitment to foster quality medical services to this community, as well as for demonstrating unquestionable character and human compassion." Additional criteria used to choose honorees includes: a person who has contributed a lifetime of medical benefit to the community and a person committed to the healing mission and values of Erlanger Health System.

Dr.

Schlabach is a board certified oncologist and partner with University Oncology and Hematology Associates who began his career in 1983 as a medical student at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Oh. Upon completing his fellowship in oncology at the University of Alabama, he returned to Chattanooga to join the medical faculty at UT Chattanooga, and became a partner of the University Oncology & Hematology Associates at Erlanger. He has practiced in Chattanooga his entire career.

Dr. Worthington of the UT Family Practice Center, moved to Chattanooga in 1995 to start the Department of Family Medicine and the associated Family Medicine Residency Program. Early in his career, Dr. Worthington served two years with the United States Air Force at the Eglin AFB Regional Hospital, and then joined the faculty of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.

Dr. Fesmire was an emergency physician and a nationally recognized expert in emergency cardiac care. Dr. Fesmire, who passed away unexpectedly in 2018, began his career in 1988 as an emergency physician. He practiced at Erlanger Baroness Hospital from 1991 to 2014, ultimately serving as the medical director of the Erlanger Chest Pain Center and as clinical research director of the Emergency Residency Program for the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.

The Erlanger Foundations will also honor recently-retired Tennessee State Representative JoAnn Favors with the “Gordon Street Distinguished Leadership” award. This award, added in 2010, is given annually by Erlanger to community leaders who have championed the advancement of healthcare in the Greater Chattanooga region, committed to improving the health of people throughout our community and to the healing mission and values of Erlanger.

Best known as a long-time Tennessee State Representative, having been elected 7 terms, Rep. Favors actually began her career in the medical field, a passion she carried with her throughout her service as an elected official until she retired in 2018. She holds a master’s degree in nursing administration and adult health, and served as an Erlanger trustee, head nurse at Erlanger and TC Thompson Children’s Hospital, and as a clinical nurse specialist.

Erlanger’s Dinner of Distinction will be Friday, Jan. 18 from 5:30-9 p.m. at the Westin Hotel. A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:45 p.m. and a program honoring the 2019 Distinguished Honorees.

Table sponsorships with premier seating are currently available at $1,500 per table. Individual tickets are $125 per person. Seating is limited. Reservation deadline to purchase tickets is Jan. 10.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Rebecca Styles with Erlanger Health System Foundations at 423-778-4803 or Rebecca.Styles@erlanger.org.

September 12, 2019

Bethany Christian Services of Greater Chattanooga Expands ACEs Program For Bledsoe County

September 11, 2019

Matthew Ballard Appointed To Hospice Of Chattanooga Foundation Board Of Directors

State Representative Ron Travis announced Thursday that Bethany Christian Services of Greater Chattanooga will be expanding an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) program in Bledsoe County. ... (click for more)

Matthew Ballard, a licensed realtor with Uptown Firm, has been appointed to the Hospice of Chattanooga Foundation board of directors.
"Mr. Ballard, who personally invests in Chattanooga ... (click for more)

State Representative Ron Travis announced Thursday that Bethany Christian Services of Greater Chattanooga will be expanding an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) program in Bledsoe County.
"With Representative Travis’ support, the General Assembly passed a strong and fiscally conservative 2019 budget that appropriated $2.45 million in recurring funds for ACEs-related activities, ... (click for more)

Matthew Ballard, a licensed realtor with Uptown Firm, has been appointed to the Hospice of Chattanooga Foundation board of directors.
"Mr. Ballard, who personally invests in Chattanooga real estate, brings a strong relationship-building ethic and long-standing experience in all facets of property management, analysis and consultation to the Hospice of Chattanooga Foundation," ... (click for more)

Tennessee American Water successfully completed repairs to the impacted water main around 4 a.m. and has begun the process of restoring the system.
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Darrell Hill, 20, was shot and killed on Dahlia Street Thursday afternoon. Three teenagers have been arrested for the homicide.
At approximately 12:14 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a p erson shot call in the 3900 block of Dahlia Street.
Upon arrival, police located the victim lying on the ground with an apparent gunshot wound. Hamilton County EMS pronounced him ... (click for more)

Our nation was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001 and our world changed. Muslim terrorists called al-Qaeda, with training camps all around the world were responsible for the death of the more than 3,000 victims. This is an enemy unlike any we have ever faced. There are multiple countries, multiple fronts and multiple threats.
This enemy is committed to the absolute destruction of the ... (click for more)

It was in the late ‘80s, not long before Auburn and Tennessee would play early in the year to set the early pace in the annual SEC race. I needed Auburn football coach Pat Dye to help me understand the early-season strategy of what the loser of the game between Tennessee and Auburn would need to do to stay viable in the home stretch of SEC play that year; it affected bowl invitations ... (click for more)